Summary

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

The main goal of the study was to empirically measure the effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for mentally ill parolees.Parolees enrolled in the study were assigned to either face-to-face sessions with their psychiatrists for the duration of their treatment or telepsychiatry sessions with their psychiatrist, in which the parolees interacted with their assigned psychiatrist via a web-based screen interface. Administrative records data on recidivism was collected for everyone who consented to be randomized in this study.

Citation

Farabee, David, and Calhoun, Stacy. Experimental Comparison of Telepsychiatry and Conventional Psychiatry for Mentally Ill Parolees in California, 2011-2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-12-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36111.v1

Subject Terms

Smallest Geographic Unit

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Restrictions

Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Distributor(s)

Time Period(s)

2011 -- 2015

Date of Collection

2012 -- 2014

Data Collection Notes

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

The qualitative data are not available as part of this data collection at this time.

Study Purpose

The main goal of the study was to empirically measure the effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for mentally ill parolees.

Study Design

Parolees enrolled in the study were assigned to either face-to-face sessions with their psychiatrists for the duration of their treatment or telepsychiatry sessions with their psychiatrist, in which the parolees interacted with their assigned psychiatrist via a web-based screen interface. Administrative records data on recidivism was collected for everyone who consented to be randomized in this study.
Parolees who agreed to be randomized to one of the study conditions were asked to indicate on their consent form if they would like to participate in two in-depth interviews. A member of the research team contacted the parolees who wanted to participate in the interviews within 7 days of randomization consent. The research assistant went through a second consent process with the parolee to confirm that they were still interested in participating in the interviews. All study participants who participated in the interview portion of the study were paid an incentive of $25.00 for completing the baseline interview and another $25.00 for completing the 6-month follow-up interview.
A random subsample of parolees who were participating in the interview portion of the study was selected to participate in a more in-depth qualitative interview. The qualitative interviews were anonymous and cannot be connected to the baseline and follow-up data. Participants were paid $25 for completing this interview.

Sample

All new parolees attending one of the participating parole outpatient clinics were informed about the study and asked if they would like to participate in the study. Parolees who were interested in participating in the study went through a informed consent process and randomized into one of the two study conditions (telepsychiatry or face-to-face) after giving informed consent. Group assignment was based on whether the parolee's The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation number ended in an odd (face-to-face/control) or even (telepsychiatry) number. With regard to the psychiatrist survey, this survey was administered to psychiatrists working in the prison because it was not feasible to administer the survey to psychiatrists in the community during the project period due to policy changes within the department of corrections.

Response Rates

Original Release Date

Version Date

Weight

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Notes

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